In brief
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that at least 600,000 Ukrainians are now without electricity following overnight Russian missile and drone sorties that struck critical power facilities. The attacks hit Kyiv, its surrounding region and the Kharkiv area, killing three people and injuring 21 in the capital. Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of an energy ceasefire, Ukrainian officials say Russia hit military communication and energy sites and shot down 902 drones inside Russian territory. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov countered that any respite would simply enable Europe to supply more weapons to Ukraine.
At least 600,000 people across Ukraine are now without electricity after deadly overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
He said “critical” energy infrastructure had been hit in Kyiv and the capital region and also in the north‑eastern city of Kharkiv — despite a claim by U.S. President Donald Trump that an “energy ceasefire” was in place between Russia and Ukraine.
In Kyiv, at least three people were killed and 21 injured, Ukraine’s state emergencies service DSNS said. Russia’s defence ministry said its “massive” strikes overnight had targeted communications and energy facilities in the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions used by Ukraine’s military.
The defence ministry also said 902 Ukrainian drones had been shot down overnight over a number of Russian regions, including the capital Moscow and Crimea. Ukraine’s air force confirmed that Russia launched 39 ballistic and cruise missiles and 128 drones, with four missiles and 115 drones intercepted.
On Sunday, Trump wrote on social media: “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” President Zelensky has said Ukraine is ready to halt its strikes on Russian oil refineries and other energy facilities if Moscow reciprocates.
But Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has rejected the idea, warning that any truce would allow Europe to “pump Ukraine with new weapons” to continue the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full‑scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory.
